Kincaid Renews Contract

April 28, 1989

Jim Kincaid, co-anchor of WVEC-TV's early and late news broadcasts, has a new contract extending through April 1992.

Kincaid, 54, who has been with the station since October 1978, was working under a contract that ran through April 1990. In the past, Kincaid's contract has been renegotiated well before the current one expired, said General Manager Bill Beindorf.

"I feel much better having it done well in advance," Kincaid said Wednesday. Since January, Kincaid has been working with co-anchor Barbara Ciara. "Barbara and I are old friends," her said. "We go back a long way. She worked at WVEC early in my tenure."

Last month, Kincaid was stricken with chest pains during a broadcast. He was taken to the hospital, but there was no evidence of a heart attack, said Beindorf. Doctors determined he was suffering from stress and fatigue.

In addition to broadcasting the news, Kincaid also delivers a commentary each evening under the title "Jim's Note."